The (1) filesystem::get_wml_location function in filesystem.cpp and (2) is_legal_file function in filesystem_boost.cpp in Battle for Wesnoth before 1.12.4 and 1.13.x before 1.13.1, when a case-insensitive filesystem is used, allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via vectors related to inclusion of .pbl files from WML
Published Sep 26, 2017
3.1
LOWCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.38%
Description
The (1) filesystem::get_wml_location function in filesystem.cpp and (2) is_legal_file function in filesystem_boost.cpp in Battle for Wesnoth before 1.12.4 and 1.13.x before 1.13.1, when a case-insensitive filesystem is used, allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via vectors related to inclusion of .pbl files from WML. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-5069.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 1.12.2
- 1.13.0
Configuration 2
- 21
- 22
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.38% (0.01384) | 71.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.38% (0.01384) | 68.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.66% (0.00660) | 69.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00179) | 56.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00179) | 53.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00192) | 54.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.65% (0.01649) | 75.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.65% (0.01649) | 75.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.65% (0.01649) | 73.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.65% (0.01649) | 52.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161722.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161752.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/25/12 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75425 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1236010 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/wesnoth/wesnoth/commit/b2738ffb2fdd2550ececb74f76f75583c43c8b59 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/wesnoth/wesnoth/releases/tag/1.12.4 x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/wesnoth/wesnoth/releases/tag/1.13.1 x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- https://gna.org/bugs/?23504 x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
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